No Work On Auckland Wharves

Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1948, Page 6

No Work On Auckland Wharves

• r.y- Auckland, March *s. ' -Tlfc 'f pture.. at'titude p£ the New Zealahct Watersi.^e Vvprkers Union to the Vaf ei'fji;oht "Iiiilu^try: Oommiesion be- dihcussed af a .conference of ttfe ujnionde- national executive which wiii o'peiif .Yfellingtjpn, tp:-morrow. "Qne oi tlre main '^rpunds, for unioiij jfiqpliiig, tne prptracted ) Mopplt . .Bark 'dispute ' at Auckland, ypll I5e aiprominent factor1 in, the talks. . - 4 ' • 1 . _ . '' f , The" '^u^ject,, came before. the . Auckland bran'gh o!f ,.th.e.. union at a spe.ciai , Stppwpr^^e.eting 'tliis morning wnen tilie presipfut (Mr. B-.' Barnes) outline.u ; the„ ^legotiations , w fi-h| the Co itiiiiissrqii qiid detail'ed the reports reecived. from - experts ou.the condition of . the Mount Fark"'s hatches. Accompanied by the • union 's viee-president (Mr. A. Drenuan) , 1 Mr 1 Barnes subsequently tfaveiled by air to.,Wellington. There wa/s no work ' on the waterfront to-dayY The union secretary (Mr. R. E. Jones) stated that a stopworx meeting had accepted- the recornmendation of the Trades Council to affiliated unions to support the Carpenters ' Union policy of a one-day strike on the day of the prosecntions. Refrigerated wagons with produce for food ships had been ordpred to tne wharves this morning by the shipping companies which were unable to prediet for certain the course of the day's events. As a result of the union 's decision Iines of idle trucks reinained at the berths all day and praetieaily All sailings from the port were set bacn anot-her day.